gunas
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Gunas are the three fundamental qualities or modes of nature in Indian Samkhya philosophy—sattva (purity), rajas (activity), and tamas (inertia)—that together govern all mental and material phenomena.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sāṃkhya concept
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guna ⓘ metaphysical category ⓘ ontological principle ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
material phenomena
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mental phenomena ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prakriti
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attachment ⓘ change ⓘ confusion ⓘ desire ⓘ knowledge ⓘ lethargy ⓘ obstruction ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | dynamic equilibrium of qualities ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
activity
ⓘ
clarity ⓘ darkness ⓘ harmony ⓘ ignorance ⓘ inertia ⓘ passion ⓘ purity ⓘ restlessness ⓘ |
| considered | always co-present in varying proportions ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Purusha ⓘ |
| definedAs | three fundamental qualities or modes of nature ⓘ |
| describedIn | Sāṃkhya school of Hindu philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalRegarding | cultivation of sattva and transcendence of all three gunas ⓘ |
| governs |
behavior
ⓘ
cosmic processes ⓘ psychological states ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTypes | 3 ⓘ |
| hasType |
rajas
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sattva ⓘ tamas ⓘ |
| influences |
ethical disposition
ⓘ
karma ⓘ spiritual development ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bhagavad Gita
NERFINISHED
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Sāṃkhya Kārikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | ancient Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| partOf | Sāṃkhya philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ayurvedic theory of mind
ⓘ
Indian psychology ⓘ |
| valuedAs | conducive to liberation ⓘ |
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